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DeSantis vows states will be equal partners in enforcing border policy

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised that states would be equal partners in enforcing border policy if wins the 2024 general election. "When I am president, we are going to unleash the states, they are going to be equal partners with enforcing immigration law," DeSantis said in a new interview with Glenn...

DeSantis says left will ‘weaponize’ Trump’s abortion comments

In a Saturday interview with conservative media personality Glenn Beck, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said those in left-wing politics will “weaponize” recent comments by former President Donald Trump on Florida’s 6-week abortion ban. “There's going to be potentially on the ballot in Florida, a referendum for a constitutional amendment to basically have abortion on...

DNC chair slams McCarthy as ‘most inept speaker’ in his lifetime

Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison said he thinks “history will show” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as “the most inept Speaker of the House in my lifetime.” Harrison made the comments while appearing on The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart when asked about the current chaos roiling the House over spending bills and...

Boebert’s antics and more: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 24, 2023

Rep. Lauren Boebert blames her antics at a “Beetlejuice” performance in Aspen on her “eccentric” and “animated” personality.

Nevada Republicans have set rules for their presidential caucus seen as helping Donald Trump

The Nevada Republican Party approved rules Saturday for their presidential caucus that many campaigns suspect are meant to help former President Donald Trump win the state's GOP delegates.

Menendez gains a primary opponent as calls for his resignation grow after indictment

Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced on Saturday that he will run against Sen. Robert Menendez in the state's Democratic primary for Senate next year, saying he feels compelled to run against the three-term senator after he and his wife were indicted on sweeping corruption charges.

Lawmakers still scrambling on stopgap bill to keep government open, ratchet pressure on holdout GOP

House lawmakers failed to reach consensus Saturday on a stopgap bill to keep the government open beyond the Sept. 30 deadline.

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government

Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve a conservative spending plan to prevent a federal shutdown.

California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

Do your homework on the good of AI. Then legislate it.

Inside the beltway, artificial intelligence (AI) has rocketed up the public policy agenda. While there’s policy discussion of the promise and perils of AI, the latter is emphasized. Instead, we need more policy balance with increased focus on the tremendous potential for good, and how to best ensure that this good is realized for all....

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